If you can't deal with the potential loud life saving noise, then move to a low rise building with exterior entrances to units that doesn't require the same level of life safety systems.ĭon't be the selfish person that tampered with a fire alarm system that 1. If its already on LOW then be thankful there are codes and technicians trying to save your life. If you tamper with the device in your apartment, you could unknowingly open the circuit and render the remaining downstream horn/strobes useless and endangering the lives of your neighbors.Īsk the building management team to have it set to LOW. Many horn/strobes are connected to the same circuit. Removing the horn/strobe may cause a supervisory alarm on the fire alarm system.

It can legally be set to LOW by the fire alarm service company. The horn strobes come out of the box set to HIGH. NFPA 72 Fire Alarm Code states that the horn should be 15 db above the ambient sound level of the space. It is unlawful to taper with a life safety system! The horn/strobe in the living room to alert you when another section of the building outside of your apartment is on fire.!!!! I am a NICET Level IV Fire Alarm System & Life Safety Professional. My living room is pretty small so the noise has nowhere to go and is awfully loud. Here's a picture of the alarm on the wall for reference:Īnyways I was wondering if there's anything I can put over the speaker grille to muffle the noise a little bit.

I have bad anxiety when it comes to anticipation of loud, unexpected noises and it's at the point where I'm not completely relaxed when I'm sitting in my own apartment living room anymore, because it could go off literally any time and the noise is god awful. It is one of the loudest alarms I have ever heard, and it is completely unnecessary considering the smoke detectors are plenty loud on their own. In addition, there is a Simplex TrueAlert horn/strobe device on the living room wall.

I have 2 smoke detectors in the living room/kitchen area and 1 in each of the 3 bedrooms. I live in an apartment complex near my college. First off, this may or may not be legal, but seeing as this is in my own place of residence and it's bothering me a lot, I figured I'd ask.

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